Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Red Deer's drug treatment court to open by mid-2022
Planning work continues on establishing a new drug treatment court for Red Deer next year.Government officials say drug treatment courts help break the cycle of addiction-related crime by helping more...
May 17, 2021
Premier Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to update Albertans about COVID-19
Premier Jason Kenney will be joining Alberta's chief medical officer of health to deliver today's update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Kenney and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a news co...
May 17, 2021
Red Deer Public Schools 2021-22 budget includes COVID recovery plan
The Board of Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools has approved a budget for the 2021/2022 school year that includes a deficit of $4 million.The budget features $120.68 million in revenues and expenses...
May 14, 2021
Judge dismisses attempt to quash ‘anti Alberta’ activities inquiry
A judge has dismissed an attempt to quash the United Conservative government's inquiry into whether foreign groups have conspired against Alberta's oil industry.Court of Queen's Bench Justice Karen Ho...
May 14, 2021
Kenney distances himself from caucus vote to turf dissidents with 'personal agendas'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is distancing himself from a decision to expel two members from his United Conservative caucus.But he says the decision affirms confidence of the caucus in his ...
May 14, 2021
Two UCP members kicked out of caucus after challenging Kenney's leadership
EDMONTON - Members of Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party caucus have voted to turf two of their own for challenging the leader.Backbencher Todd Loewen was ejected Thursday night after pu...
May 13, 2021
'We did not unite around blind loyalty to one man': Kenney faces internal call to quit
Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative caucus has now boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, in a le...
May 13, 2021
Alberta justice minister sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he was wrong to accuse Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, Alberta's Opposition N-D-P, and the media of rooting for COVID-19 to buckle his province's...
May 12, 2021
Vaccines proving successful as two-millionth dose in Alberta to be administered: Kenney
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "We are in the home stretch now, more vaccines are arriving every day, and we are getting closer to widespread immunity."Premier Jason Kenney spoke with an optimistic tone during Tues...
May 11, 2021
Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021